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Originally Posted by KeiGirl  1 cup or 1 cup and a half of a cup is too much??? I don't mean 1 cup each meal. I'm talking for the entire day. If I gave her less than a cup a day I think she would be whining for more food. She definitely eats a cup a day but she gets an extra half when she's been out playing and running a while. The other day she was out for two hours playing and continued playing when I brought her inside. |
When will your puppy be 5 months, Sheldon will be 5 months on Monday 21st.
I have been reading the feeding guidelines from food bags and I noticed the amount of food for young puppies is larger than the amount for an older dog. Guidelines in packages are always way more than what it should be...at least that is what I have heard.
When I asked the vet she said 1/2 a cup a day should be enough. I suggested 3/4 cups and she said that would be too much.
From what i gathered here and info online a puppy this young, active and growing could eat 3/4 to a cup a day and they slow down after they get older and start eating less.
I found this little tool on this company food website
Dog Food Analysis - Feeding Guidelines - Back to Basics
If you play around with the dogs age the amount changes even if the weight stay the same.